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Africa: Women's land link Africa
2006-03-22, Issue 247
http://pambazuka.org/en/category/fundraising/32930
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Women's Land Link Africa, a joint project of the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE), the Huairou Commission, FAO, Southern and Eastern Africa and UN HABITAT, was proud to celebrate International Women's Day, 8 March, by launching its website, www.wllaweb.org Although women's rights to land, housing and property are clearly recognized in laws at all levels, practically, there is a discernable gap between theory and practice of these laws.
Women's Land Link Africa: A New Approach
Women's Land Link Africa, a joint project of the Centre on Housing Rights and
Evictions (COHRE), the Huairou Commission, FAO, Southern and Eastern Africa
and UN HABITAT, is proud to celebrate International Women's Day, 8 March, by
launching its website, www.wllaweb.org
Although women's rights to land, housing and property are clearly recognized
in laws at all levels, practically, there is a discernable gap between theory
and practice of these laws.
There are ongoing efforts in response to these problems at various levels,
from advocacy and awareness raising to development initiatives- all focused
on improving women's access, control and ownership of land and housing. Yet
is has become clear that coordination and linking of such efforts are lacking
- in particular between grassroots women- and lessons learned and best
practices are lost or kept only to a few.
Linking Together:
Women's Land Link Africa, or WLLA, seeks to fill this gap. It is an
innovative initiative designed to link, support and strengthen women's
struggles related to housing and land throughout the African continent.
Combining community development and human rights based approaches, the WLLA
builds on efforts by enhancing advocacy for law and policy reform and
implementation; facilitating information exchange on best practices and
lessons learned on improving women's access, ownership and control over
housing and land; and assisting in development of tools and strategies
towards achievement of women's equal rights to land housing and property
within Africa.
Website:
You are invited in this effort to take a look at our website to find out more
about WLLA and women's housing and land work in Africa.
The website is only one aspect of our work, and it, like the activities and
actions of WLLA itself, will be expanding each day. So the website is still
under construction with new information continuously being added- so check
back often after today!
Women rights should be respected and women's efforts celebrated, not just on
International Women's Day, but everyday. Won't you please join us?
Many thanks.
Sylvia Noagbesenu
Women Land Link Africa Information
Officer,
Women and Housing Rights Programme (WHRP)
Centre on Housing Rights and Eviction (COHRE)
Africa Regional Office:
PMB CT 402
Cantonments, Accra
GHANA
Tel: +233 (21) 238.821 (direct)
Fax: +233 (21) 231.688
Email: sylvia@cohre.org
Website: www.cohre.org
'Housing Rights for Everyone, Everywhere'